Comments on: kindle http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/ Ramblings on law school in New York, free software, and the spaces in between. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: David http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25582 David Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:45:41 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25582 No free SDK? Closed file formats? No support for PDF? No support for DJVU? In my opinion - bad purchase. I prefer lBook from Ukraine or Jinke from China. I would prefer to buy from Amazon than go through all the hassles to organize delivery from Ukraine (I am trying to buy such a device just now), but this device has too little to offer. No free SDK?
Closed file formats?
No support for PDF?
No support for DJVU?

In my opinion - bad purchase.
I prefer lBook from Ukraine or Jinke from China.

I would prefer to buy from Amazon than go through all the hassles to organize delivery from Ukraine (I am trying to buy such a device just now), but this device has too little to offer.

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25581 Luis Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:34:02 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25581 Yeah, the FCC picture was ugly, but the new pictures do nothing to resolve the issue. Yeah, the FCC picture was ugly, but the new pictures do nothing to resolve the issue.

]]> By: Maxo http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25579 Maxo Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:32:29 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25579 NPR interviewed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on the device. They asked him about the device's looks and he said that any negative reporting on it probably came from a poor image that was submitted to the FCC, but that the final look was very nice. Looking at the picture on Amazon I would have to disagree with him. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16435541 NPR interviewed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on the device. They asked him about the device’s looks and he said that any negative reporting on it probably came from a poor image that was submitted to the FCC, but that the final look was very nice. Looking at the picture on Amazon I would have to disagree with him.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16435541

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25564 Luis Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:50:11 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25564 No need to apologize; not like I haven't done product sales here on this blog before :) I had not taken a serious look at the iliad before- it really is nice. Definitely hadn't realize you could write on it! Shame the battery life is so much worse than the Sony's; otherwise, it looks like a really kick-ass device. (And jeez... $700! I'm not sure even I'm ready to take that plunge, and I'm willing to pay a lot of money for high-productivity software.) No need to apologize; not like I haven’t done product sales here on this blog before :) I had not taken a serious look at the iliad before- it really is nice. Definitely hadn’t realize you could write on it! Shame the battery life is so much worse than the Sony’s; otherwise, it looks like a really kick-ass device.

(And jeez… $700! I’m not sure even I’m ready to take that plunge, and I’m willing to pay a lot of money for high-productivity software.)

]]> By: Iñigo http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25563 Iñigo Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:40:20 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25563 Hi Luis, Yes, I know that this can sound as spam, but check Iliad from Irex technology [1]. I've bought one some months ago, quite expensive, but without any doubt, the best buy I've ever done. Of course, it has some rough edges already but improving every month. Opensource friendly and Linux & gtk+ inside. Iñigo [1] http://www.irextechnologies.com/products Hi Luis,

Yes, I know that this can sound as spam, but check Iliad from Irex technology [1].

I’ve bought one some months ago, quite expensive, but without any doubt, the best buy I’ve ever done. Of course, it has some rough edges already but improving every month.

Opensource friendly and Linux & gtk+ inside.

Iñigo

[1] http://www.irextechnologies.com/products

]]> By: Henri Bergius: Weblog: Amazon Kindle could be the library of the working nomad http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25561 Henri Bergius: Weblog: Amazon Kindle could be the library of the working nomad Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:50:30 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25561 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] magazines and blogsAutomatic updates and downloads via cell network, no need to tether to computerShame about the closed format, [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] magazines and blogsAutomatic updates and downloads via cell network, no need to tether to computerShame about the closed format, [...]

]]> By: Mark http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25557 Mark Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:23:10 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25557 Read through http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/index.jspa which is the FAQ section of Amazon's self-publishing-to-Kindle service. In particular, http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/entry.jspa?externalID=21&categoryID=9 says that all supported formats (of which PDF is one) are auto-converted to HTML before being sent to client Kindle devices. The FAQ section has lists of supported HTML tags and other formatting tips. As usual, the terms of use are worth reading: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200144530 Read through http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/index.jspa which is the FAQ section of Amazon’s self-publishing-to-Kindle service. In particular, http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/entry.jspa?externalID=21&categoryID=9 says that all supported formats (of which PDF is one) are auto-converted to HTML before being sent to client Kindle devices. The FAQ section has lists of supported HTML tags and other formatting tips.

As usual, the terms of use are worth reading: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200144530

]]> By: Ryan Stewart - Rich Internet Application Mountaineer » Why No PDF on Amazon’s eBook Reader? http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25556 Ryan Stewart - Rich Internet Application Mountaineer » Why No PDF on Amazon’s eBook Reader? Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:55:14 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25556 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Already some complaints, this from someone who is on the legal side and closely related to the OSF. http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/ [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Already some complaints, this from someone who is on the legal side and closely related to the OSF. http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/ [...]

]]> By: Planet http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25603 Planet Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25603 <!--%kramer-pre%-->kindle<!--%kramer-post%--> links from Technoratikindle

]]> By: Adam's Corner http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25575 Adam's Corner Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/19/kindle/#comment-25575 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Luis<!--%kramer-post%--> links from TechnoratiLuis

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